The other principal rivers in Bengal are the Sone, Gogra, Gandak, Kusi, Tista; the Hugh, formed by the junction of the Bhagirathi and Jalangi, and farther to the west, the Damodar and Rupnarayan; and in the south-west, the Mahanadi or great river of Orissa.

In a level country like Bengal, where the soil is composed of yielding and loose materials, the courses of the rivers are continually shifting from the wearing away of their different banks, or from the water being turned off by obstacles in its course into a different channel.

In Bengal the rising began at Barrackpore, was communicated to Dacca in Eastern Bengal, and for a time raged in Behar, producing the memorable defence of the billiard-room at Arrah by a handful of civilians and Sikhs - one of the most splendid pieces of gallantry in the history of the British arms.

Today it is mainly divided between the independent nation of Bangladesh (eastern Bengal), and the Indian federal republic's constitutive state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous kingdom of Bengal (during local monarchial regimes and British rule) are now part of the neighbouring Indian states of Bihar, Tripura and Orissa.

The rise of the Chandra dynasty in southern Bengal expedited the decline of the Palas, and the last Pala king, Madanpala, died in 1161.

Neighbouring regions are Nepal to the northwest, Sikkim and Bhutan to the north, Assam to the northeast, Bangladesh to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south, Orissa to the southwest and Jharkhand and Bihar to the west.

The presidency of Bengal, in contradistinction to those of Madras and Bombay, eventually included all the British territories north of the Central Provinces, from the mouths of the Ganges and Brahmaputra to the Himalayas and the Punjab.

The other principal rivers in Bengal are the Sone, Gogra, Gandak, Kusi, Tista; the Hugh, formed by the junction of the Bhagirathi and Jalangi, and farther to the west, the Damodar and Rupnarayan; and in the south-west, the Mahanadi or great river of Orissa.

In Bengal the rising began at Barrackpore, ~vas communicated to Dacca in Eastern Bengal, and for a time raged in Behar, producing the memorable defence of the billiard-room at Arrah by a handful of civilians and Sikhsone of the most splendid pieces of gallantry in the history of the British arms.

Some of the early generation domestic Bengals cats' misinformation was rooted from breeders in the past not understanding the importance of early socialization and the hand raising of early generation kittens.

Bengal cats are one of the healthiest and most intelligent of all breeds of domestic cats and are very prolific.

Bengal cats are not a genetic threats to other breeds of cats, to the contrary, they may hold the key to the future health of all breeds of cats by contribution of new genes to other domestic cats if ever needed.

R ecent study on the Renaissance in the history of Bengal is a new dimension for the Bengal Studies Conference.

As it was decided in the millennium conference of Bengal Studies at Oshkosh in Wisconsin and later on at the 36 th BSC in Irving, Texas, Stamford University Bangladesh won the honor to host the 37 th Bengal Studies Conference.

Bengal Studies Conference, through the voice in harmony of the assembly of scholars, is determined to reach its goal.

The Bengal is a relatively new breed of cat which was first bred in the U.S.A and was originally created by crossing an Asian Leopard Cat with a domestic cat.

The goal in developing the domestic Bengal cat breed was to preserve a strong physical resemblance to its beautiful wild ancestor and at the same time the new domestic breed was designed to be a pleasant and trustworthy family companion.

Therefore, the conformation of the Bengal is definitely reminiscent of its ancestors.

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Bengals owe their exotic Leopard spotted coat patterns to the Asian Leopard cat from which it's roots are derived.

The Marbled Bengal pattern is a trait that came along from using the American Shorthair as an outcross during the early development of the Bengal breed.

If the Bengal cat appeals to you and your sense of the exotic, you'll be happy to know that they aren't not as expensive to own or maintain as you may think.

The Bengal is the most numerous and popular of the spotted domestic breeds and is the only domestic cat/wild cat cross that’s widely accepted.

While the first Bengal was created in California in 1963 by an unintentional mating between a female Asian leopard cat and a domestic shorthair male, the breed as we know it today began in 1980, when breeders began a planned breeding program.

When choosing a Bengal, make sure she is at least four generations away from her Asian leopard cat ancestors to avoid getting a cat with the Asian leopard cat’s shy nature and unpleasant elimination habits.

The Bengal is descended from crosses between wild Asian Leopard Cats and domestic shorthairs.

The first Bengal breeding program began in 1963 and the breed was first accepted for championship status in TICA in 1984.

F1 through F4 (filial) Bengals are anywhere from one to four generations removed (F1 is the offspring of a Bengal-to-Asian Leopard Cat breeding, an F2 is the offspring of Bengal-to-Bengal breeding with at least one F1 involved, and so on).

The Bengal (Panthera tigris tigris) is India's national emblem and was declared so prior to 2500 B.C. This page displays the official seal of the Indus Valley Civilisation, which dates back to that time.

The most sobering thought is that there are more Bengal tigers remaining in the wild than all other subspecies combined.

In November 1998, Silver Jubilee year of Project Tiger, it was discovered that the Indian Bengal tiger had been polluted with genes unique to the Amur (Siberian) subspecies.

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Bengal tigers usually have an orange coat with a small portion of the coat white.

Bengal tigers mark their territory by scratching the bark on trees or by using a strong odor.

Bengal tigers are adapted to catch their food by having fl stripes all over them to help them blend in with their surroundings.

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West Bengal is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse states of India.

The people of West Bengal inherit their identity and aspiration from the larger Indian mosaic and from civilizations beyond the shore.

Bengal Cats and Marbled Bengals: The History, Development and Breeding of the Exotic Marble Bengal, from Foothill Felines, Breeder of Beautiful Bengal Cats.

Although the marble pattern itself is derived from the Bengal's domestic ancestors, the appearance of the pattern of top Bengal marbles needs to be strongly influenced by the wild Asian leopard cat's genepool, which means the horizontal flow which is especially evident when the cat is stretched.

Bengal breeders in particular are striving to achieve clearer coats with less ticking in both the marbled and spotted patterns.

The Bengal cat is a distinct, unique breed of spotted domestic cat derived from the ancestral crossing of a domestic cat such as an Abyssinian, American Shorthair, Burmese or Egyptian Mau with an Asian Leopard Cat.

Bengals vary in size with the male between fourteen to twenty pounds and females slightly smaller at ten to twelve pounds.

The Bengal Cat Club of Great Britain UK club playing an active part in the protection, future development and welfare of the Bengal.

General: The goal of the Bengal breeding program is to create a domestic cat which has physical features distinctive to the small forest-dwelling wild cats, but with the loving, dependable, temperament of the domestic cat.

While unique to the Bengal cat it is not required and should not be a considering factor.